BREATHE: a poem

I’ve replaced belief,
With the experience of living…
Both Grace and I had met at
The top of the mountain;
And It was there,
Through the soul
That an endlessness
Would birth an eternal
knowing…
My relationship with the
Unknown;
Would melt the pain
Felt and carried
By the young boy;
Who once was cast
At the center of the sea,
Chained by fear;
Into a methodical dance
Where both eternity
And I;
Would fade
Back into one…
So why wait for a symphony to
Lead you into the sky,
When you can become the music,
That breathes new life…
For the resurrection of
Truth;
Is to become you…
It is there,
That you shall become the stars
Become the poem;
And as they read you
walk through life;

Know,
that you hold the key.
to a deathless life…
Now,
Become the night
Breathe as the night;
Breathe until you become the
Light of day…
Breathe hope into the heart,
That has become an apsis
To the body;
And an abyss
For the dark…
Breathe and face yourself;
Allow yourself to feel the depth of pain,
That lives inside of you…
Breathe until you no longer
Fear death;
Breathe until both death and
Life become a
Myth;
A story actualizing itself
Through
The narration;
Of immeasurability…
Breathe until
You feel the echo
Of the unending pulse
Descend back into
being…
Breathe until the only thing that
Is left,
Is love…

Michael Mejia is a poet based in Los Angeles, CA. This is his first appearance on the Painted Brain website.

Allison Peters one of our team members shared why she created where is my mind: ⚠️ Warning ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️

My first ever free mental heal show is happening Sunday May26. This is my heart. This is my sole. Growing up every up and down in my life the words coming out the speakers would pull away from suicidal thoughts. Before I started working with a mental health organization saying that out loud scared me. I want people to come to my show and not only enjoy music but to hear how others cope and love with their own mental health issues. No matter how you cope you will be met with support and love. I am so happy that we are not only taking about mental health but something vary close to it addiction.

Doors open at 5pm and some how I managed to pull a musician whose music pull me away form my suitcase thoughts regularly
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